The King and Queen, and Members of the Royal Family, have attended a service for the Most Noble Order of the Garter at St ...

The King, who is also The Duke of Lancaster, has visited Lancaster to take part in the traditional Ceremony of the Keys and ...

In the event that The King cannot undertake his official duties as Sovereign on a temporary basis due to illness or absence abroad, two or more Counsellors of State are appointed by Letters Patent to ...

There are no obligatory codes of behaviour when meeting The Queen or a member of the Royal Family, but many people wish to observe the traditional forms. For men this is a neck bow (from the head only ...

The King and Queen meet thousands of people each year in the UK and overseas. Before meeting Their Majesties, many people ask how they should behave. The simple answer is that there are no obligatory ...

This page details the Royal Household's annual financial statement, the Sovereign Grant Report, for the financial year 2023-24. The Royal Household today published its annual financial statement, the ...

Monarchy is the oldest form of government in the United Kingdom. In a monarchy, a king or queen is Head of State. The British Monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The ...

Published 30 May 2025 Each year, members of the Royal Family receive a number of official gifts, from Heads of State, their Patronages/other organisations with which they have a relationship and at ...

There are three virtues that the world still needs — faith, hope and love. “And the greatest of these is love”. One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great ...

The Great Seal of the Realm is the chief seal of the Crown, used to show the monarch's approval of important State documents. In today's constitutional monarchy, the Sovereign acts on the advice of ...

Their Majesties The King and Queen will undertake State Visits to the Holy See and the Republic of Italy in early April 2025. During Their Majesties’ State visit to the Holy See, The King and Queen ...